Opportunity Information: Apply for SOL OAA 16 000084
Apply for SOL OAA 16 000084
- The USAID in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sustainable Water Partnership" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 15, 2016 and posted on Apr 15, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 16, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $65,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) is a USAID-funded cooperative agreement intended to help countries and communities better manage water-related risks in a way that strengthens long-term resilience. Structured as a Leader with Associates (LWA) mechanism, the program is designed to work at practical management scales where water decisions are often made and where risks are felt most directly: river basins, sub-basins, and local catchments. The central focus is water security, specifically reducing vulnerability to shortages, variability, and degradation in water quality that can undermine public health, livelihoods, economic growth, and environmental stability.
At its core, SWP aims to support USAID and partner (host country) governments in safeguarding reliable access to adequate quantities of water of acceptable quality. The program emphasizes that water security is not only about supply, but also about ensuring the conditions that allow communities, agriculture, and industry to function while protecting ecosystem services that development depends on. In practice, that framing typically includes improving the way water resources are governed, planned, allocated, monitored, and protected so that societies can better handle stresses such as droughts, floods, population growth, competing demands, and pollution.
USAID made this opportunity available to a broad range of applicants, including U.S. and non-U.S. organizations and individuals, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) entities), for-profit entities (other than small businesses), and both public and private institutions of higher education. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which usually indicates substantial involvement by the agency during implementation, such as collaborative planning, shared oversight, and coordination around technical approaches and results.
The opportunity was posted on April 15, 2016, with an application closing date of May 16, 2016. USAID anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of $65,000,000. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 98.001 and categorized as an earmark. Overall, SWP is positioned as a large, multi-country or multi-context platform that can be adapted through the LWA structure to specific locations and needs, while keeping the overarching objective consistent: reducing water security risks and reinforcing sustainable development outcomes by strengthening the management and protection of water resources and the ecosystems connected to them.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) - USAID Cooperative Agreement
1) What is the Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP)?
The Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) is a USAID-funded cooperative agreement intended to help countries and communities better manage water-related risks in ways that strengthen long-term resilience.
2) What is the main goal of SWP?
The central focus is water security. SWP aims to reduce vulnerability to water shortages, variability, and degradation in water quality that can undermine public health, livelihoods, economic growth, and environmental stability.
3) What does SWP mean by "water security"?
In this opportunity, water security is framed as safeguarding reliable access to adequate quantities of water of acceptable quality. It also includes ensuring conditions that allow communities, agriculture, and industry to function, while protecting ecosystem services that development depends on.
4) What kinds of risks is SWP designed to address?
SWP is intended to help societies handle stresses such as droughts, floods, population growth, competing demands for water, and pollution, especially where those stresses create water shortages, variability, or degraded water quality.
5) At what scale does SWP plan to work?
The program is designed to work at practical management scales where water decisions are often made and where risks are felt most directly: river basins, sub-basins, and local catchments.
6) What is the funding mechanism for SWP?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
7) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Based on the description provided, a cooperative agreement usually indicates substantial involvement by USAID during implementation. This may include collaborative planning, shared oversight, and coordination around technical approaches and results.
8) What does "Leader with Associates (LWA)" mean in this opportunity?
SWP is structured as a Leader with Associates (LWA) mechanism. As described, this positions SWP as a platform that can be adapted to specific locations and needs, while keeping the overarching objective consistent: reducing water security risks by strengthening management and protection of water resources and related ecosystems.
9) Who is SWP intended to support?
SWP aims to support USAID and partner (host country) governments in safeguarding reliable access to adequate quantities of water of acceptable quality.
10) What types of activities does SWP emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes improving the way water resources are governed, planned, allocated, monitored, and protected so communities and countries can better manage water-related risks.
11) What development outcomes is SWP connected to?
SWP is positioned to reinforce sustainable development outcomes by reducing water security risks and strengthening the management and protection of water resources and the ecosystems connected to them.
12) What kinds of applicants were eligible to apply?
USAID made this opportunity available to a broad range of applicants, including U.S. and non-U.S. organizations and individuals; nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) entities); for-profit entities (other than small businesses); and both public and private institutions of higher education.
13) Are both U.S. and non-U.S. applicants eligible?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly states that both U.S. and non-U.S. organizations and individuals could apply.
14) Are nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. Nonprofits, including 501(c)(3) entities, are listed as eligible applicants.
15) Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes, with a limitation noted in the opportunity: for-profit entities other than small businesses were included among eligible applicants.
16) Are universities and colleges eligible?
Yes. Both public and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants.
17) When was this funding opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on April 15, 2016.
18) What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was May 16, 2016.
19) How many awards did USAID anticipate making?
USAID anticipated making one award.
20) What was the maximum funding amount for this award?
The award ceiling was $65,000,000.
21) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 98.001.
22) How is this opportunity categorized?
The opportunity is categorized as an earmark.
23) Is SWP intended to be a single-country effort or something larger?
Based on the description provided, SWP is positioned as a large, multi-country or multi-context platform that can be adapted through the LWA structure to specific locations and needs.
24) What is the overarching objective that remains consistent across contexts?
The overarching objective is consistent across locations: reducing water security risks and reinforcing sustainable development outcomes by strengthening the management and protection of water resources and the ecosystems connected to them.
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